They came to Heinz Field, 44,028 of them, to revel in World Cup afterglow, but many of them probably had another thought drift through their heads at some point prior to kickoff.
Wouldn't it be nice if Meghan Klingenberg got a goal?
That notion wasn't outlandish, since she had scored twice in 41 previous matches for the national team. However, Klingenberg recently made her name as part of a United States defensive unit that posted a World Cup-record five straight shutouts.
But special events have special rules, as the record crowd discovered when Klingenberg started the second half of Sunday's friendly against Costa Rica in the midfield.
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